Reading --Winter in Antarctica
On Antarctica, the world's coldest continent, the average high temperature is -49 degreesCelsius. In the summer, the sun never sets, and in the winter, it never rises. Keeping sane there is its own special challenge. The McMurdo Station is a research base perched on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, the world's largest body of floating ice. The station is administered by the United States and is the largest community in Antarctica.
PS: 在南极洲,世界上最冷的大陆,平均高温是-49度。夏天太阳永不落山,冬天太阳永不升起。保持清醒有其特殊的挑战。麦克默多站是一个位于罗斯冰架边缘的研究基地,罗斯冰架是世界上最大的浮冰体。该站由美国管理,是南极洲最大的社区。
Antarctica英 [æn'tɑ:ktɪkə] 美 [æn'tɑ:rktɪkə] n.南极洲
sane精神健全的; 神志正常的; 明智的; 理智的; 合乎情理的
continent英 [ˈkɒntɪnənt] 美 [ˈkɑːntɪnənt] n.大陆;陆地;洲;欧洲大陆(不包括英国和爱尔兰)
perched栖息; 停留; 被置于高处; 坐,坐在…边沿; 置于; perch的过去式
on the edge of濒于,几乎,在边缘
floating ice浮冰
administered英 [ədˈmɪnɪstəd] 美 [ədˈmɪnɪstərd] v.管理(公司、组织、机构等);治理(国家);施行;执行;给予;提供administer的过去分词和过去式
Capable of supporting more than 1200 residents, the population of the station drops to 150 brave (perhaps foolish) people when winter begins in March. Their task is to maintain the station during the months of total night. The biologists, astronomers, geologists, and climate scientists who were there before, have gone, as any research is impossible in the brutal winter.
PS: 三月份冬季来临时,该站的人口将减少到150名勇敢(也许是愚蠢)的人,能够养活1200多名居民。他们的任务是在整晚的几个月里维护车站。生物学家、天文学家、地质学家和气候科学家都曾去过那里走了,因为在严冬里任何研究都是不可能的。
Capable of可以…的; 能…的; 易…的; 敢于…的
more than比…更;比…更重要; 超出需要;超乎寻常
brave勇敢的; 无畏的; 需要勇气的; 表现勇敢的; 新颖的; 崭新的; 勇敢面对; 冒; 经受; 勇敢的人; 美洲印第安武士
foolish愚蠢的; 傻的; 感到荒谬; 出丑; 显得尴尬
biologists生物学家; biologist的复数
astronomers天文学家; astronomer的复数
geologists地质学家; geologist的复数
scientists科学家; scientist的复数
brutal英 [ˈbruːtl] 美 [ˈbruːtl] adj.残暴的;兽性的;直截了当的;冷酷的派生词: brutality n. brutally adv.
residents英 [ˈrɛzɪdənts] 美 [ˈrɛzɪdənts] n.居民;住户;(旅馆的)住宿者,旅客,房客;(美国的)高级专科住院实习医生resident的复数
Every day the remaining staff of maintenance personnel perform their routine tasks and make repairs when needed. Sometimes they peer through the darkness toward their friends from New Zealand, at Scott Base, about two miles away. Though most of the time they're just voices on the radio, it's nice to have neighbors not too far away. Together, they share a power grid and one coast of a dark forbidding continent.
PS: 维修人员的剩余人员每天执行日常任务,需要时进行维修。有时,他们透过黑暗向两英里外的斯科特基地(Scott Base)的新西兰朋友们窥视。虽然大多数时候他们只是收音机里的声音,但有邻居在不太远的地方很好。他们共同拥有一个电网和一个黑暗而险恶的大陆海岸。
remaining仍需做的; 还需处理的; 仍然是; 保持不变; 剩余; 遗留; 继续存在; 仍需去做; remain的现在分词
maintenance英 [ˈmeɪntənəns] 美 [ˈmeɪntənəns] n.维护;保养;维持;保持;(依法应负担的)生活费;抚养费 记忆技巧:main 主要的(留下的都是精华 → 主要的)+ ten 拿住 + ance,maintain 的名词 → 维护;坚持
personnel英 [ˌpɜːsəˈnel] 美 [ˌpɜːrsəˈnel] n.(组织或军队中的)全体人员,职员;人事部门
staff全体职工; 管理人员,行政人员; 全体参谋人员; 在…工作; 任职于; 为…配备职员
peer英 [pɪə(r)] 美 [pɪr] n.身份(或地位)相同的人;同龄人;同辈;(英国)贵族成员v.仔细看;端详
perform做; 履行; 执行; 演出; 表演; 工作,运转
routine常规; 正常顺序; 生活乏味; 无聊; 一套动作,一系列笑话; 常规的; 例行公事
most of the time时常
on the radio广播中
too far过头,过火,过分
forbidding冷峻的; 令人生畏的; 禁止; 不准; 妨碍; 阻碍; 阻止; forbid的现在分词
grid英 [ɡrɪd] 美 [ɡrɪd] n.网格;方格;(金属或木制的)格子,格栅,栅栏;(地图上的)坐标方格
Though the days are dark and freezing cold in the depths of winter, the moon will rest above the horizon for weeks at a time, Its pale light illuminates the cold, craggy landscape as if acknowledging a companion and reaffirming the bonds of life, So even for those who live in the darkest part of the Earth, there's light.
PS: 尽管在深冬里,白天是黑暗的,寒冷刺骨,但月亮将在地平线上停留数周,它的微弱光线照亮寒冷、崎岖的景色,仿佛在承认一个同伴,重申生命的纽带,所以即使是生活在地球最黑暗的地方的人,也有光明。
rest剩余部分; 残留; 其余; 其余的人; 其他事物; 其他; 休息时间; 睡眠时间; 休息; 放松; 支撑; 倚靠; 托; 被搁置; 中止
pale灰白的; 苍白的; 白皙的; 浅色的; 淡色的; 暗淡的; 微弱的; 变得比平常白; 变苍白; 尖板条; 桩; 栅栏; 围篱; 边界; 范围; 界限
illuminates照明; 照亮; 照射; 阐明; 解释; 用彩灯装饰; illuminate的第三人称单数 有个类似的词语illustrate加插图于;给(书等)做图表;(用示例、图画等)说明,解释;表明…真实;显示…存在
craggy多峭壁的; 峻峭的; 轮廓分明有皱纹的
landscape风景,景色; 乡村风景画; 乡村风景画的风格; 横向打印格式; 对…做景观美化; 给…做园林美化; 美化…的环境
as if好像…一样,仿佛,似乎; 好像,仿佛,似乎; 好像,仿佛,似乎
acknowledging承认; 告知收悉; acknowledge的现在分词
companion旅伴; 伴侣; 陪伴; 伙伴,同伴; 同甘共苦的伙伴
reaffirming重申; 再次确定; reaffirm的现在分词
bonds纽带; 联系; 关系; 契合; 债券; 公债; 保释金; 使牢固结合; 把…紧紧地连接
above the horizon地平线之上
freezing cold滴水成冰的
in the depths of在…的深处
above the horizon地平线之上
illuminates照明; 照亮; 照射; 阐明; 解释; 用彩灯装饰; illuminate的第三人称单数
craggy多峭壁的; 峻峭的; 轮廓分明有皱纹的
as if好像…一样,仿佛,似乎; 好像,仿佛,似乎; 好像,仿佛,似乎
reaffirming重申; 再次确定; reaffirm的现在分词
live in住在学习或工作的地方; 住在;存在于…;为…而生存
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Exercise:
1.What is the text about?
it's about the importance of connections.
2.What do the remaining maintenance staff do during the winter
they perform routine tasks and make repairs.
3.To keep sane means to not go crazy.
4.To acknowledge something means to recognize or admit its existence.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. In the summer, the sun never sets, and in the winter, it never rises.
2.Even for those who live in the darkest part of the Earth, there's light.
3.The writer shares what it feels like to live and work in Antarctica。